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Eclipse Offers High-Shrink Films

High-shrink polyolefin films aid recyclability and yield while reportedly providing good clarity, stiffness, and web handling

VCF Films Invests in New Thin Film Line

A new custom-designed thin film line adds manufacturing capabilities at VCF Films

HP Indigo Widens Flex-Pack & Carton Digital Options

HP Indigo releases details about its new significantly wider format digital presses—models 20000 and 30000—that serve the flex-pack and carton markets.

Toray BOPP Film Aids Ink Adhesion

Torayfan F63W BOPP film Low seal-initiation temperature for lap seals and is suited for white ink use

Avery Dennison Boasts Good Safety Record

Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials uses teamwork and innovation to keep employee injuries and illnesses at a minimum

Featuring More Stars of NPE2012

Among the highlights at NPE2012 event will be bioplastics, motion control solutions, and what is said to be the world’s smallest blown film line

Premier Dies Is Now Part of EDI

Extrusion Dies Industries acquires Premier Dies Corp., adding Premier’s slot coating and flat polymer extrusion dies to its portfolio

Register Now for CPP EXPO Conference Program

The CPP EXPO conference program, featuring printing, slitting, finishing, management, and more, will complement the exhibits on the show floor

Gloucester Acquires Future Design

Gloucester Engineering adds Future Design and its blown film bubble management expertise and trademarked products to its portfolio

Maxson Serves the Industry for 100 Years

For 100 years, Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. has provided sheeting solutions to the industry, and the company continues to innovate

Barrier Coating Launched by NanoPack

Bairicade XT barrier coatings for films used in food packaging offers advantages in printing and sustainability

Amcor Partners with Velcro for Flex-Pack Closures

Partnership to bring a new easy-to-open and re-seal innovation to the fresh and dairy flexible packaging market

Thin Films Expert VCF Films Expands Manufacturing Capabilities

New web coating line produces specialty materials for application to virtually any flexible roll-to-roll substrate

NK Technologies Offers Signal Converters

CTC Series Signal Converters are said to make life easier for users who need to monitor current when it is impossible to install a one-piece sensor

AWA Presents Specialty Paper Event

The Specialty Paper Industry Conference 2012 will offer topics that include printed electronics, sustainability, recycling of p-s labeling, and more

Luminer Converting Expands Capabilities, Adds Staff

Eight-color flexo press produces complex multiweb constructions

ETITEC Adds 10-Color Press from OMET

Installation of an XFlex X6 will allow the label converter to expand into shrink sleeves.

Gralex Unwind Stands Allow One-Person Changes

SRS Series unwind stands have self-adjusting friction brakes, lightweight shaft and core chuck assembly, and require no tools for changeovers

MOCON’s System Tests Pharma Packaging

Non-invasive OpTech—02 system analyzes thermoformed blister packaging by using light to test the amount of oxygen present

Henkel Labeling Adhesives are Casein-Free

Optal XP labeling adhesives, free of casein, offer environmental and yield advantages for beverage use

Pepperl+Fuchs Selection Guide Aids Fieldbus Users

Application and Selection Guideline for FieldConnex Fieldbus Infrastructure is said to make selection easy

Fume Hoods from Air Science Save Energy

Purair ductless fume hoods offer features to prevent contamination, save energy, and increase operator safety

Mondi Stresses Innovation in Corrugated

Each of Mondi’s three lines of corrugated has a special focus, including waste reduction, easy handling, and intelligent features

Overlaminate Film from Argotec is Protective

Overlaminate facestock graphics film protects and preserves in tough environments

Biolin Scientific Contact Angle Meter Is Portable

The Theta QC contact angle meter measures adhesion, wettability, printability, and more on plastic films

Open House to Showcase Omet’s Carton Press

The Varyflex V2 folding carton press, able to do multiple tasks in one pass, will be the star of an Open House at a converting plant in India

PPC Welcomes Tap Packaging as New Member

In business since 1906, Tap Packaging sets another milestone by joining the PPC as a principal member

ICE USA 2013 Announces Growth

With more exhibitors signing up and many asking for bigger booths, organizers of ICE USA 2013 have made the show floor bigger

DuPont, Collaborators Save Energy in Packaging

DuPont’s Surlyn is the key to a joint development project that has resulted in a skin-packaging process that saves energy and reduces waste

Hybrid Software Global Operations Booming

Order Lifecycle Management software, which integrates hardware, software, and workflow for graphic arts is growing in popularity around the globe

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